Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 776 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Audience first): Formal: Annual Day, welcoming guests, debates, the assembly news, interviews, a vote of thanks. Informal: chatting with friends, birthday parties, family talk, calls with grandparents. Think about the audience first: their age, the occasion and what they already know. In formal speech say “going to”, not “gonna”.

1. 1.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
3. 3.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
8. 8.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
11. 11.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) going to (d) grateful
19. 19.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) your lunch plans
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah

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